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TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Byrne

Session ____ Delivery of Materials Science to Engineering Freshman Chris Byrne Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KentuckyAbstract This paper describes the ongoing efforts to teach introductory materials science in acourse offered to first semester mechanical engineering freshman at Western KentuckyUniversity. The WKU mechanical engineering curriculum has other introductory engineeringcourses which students typically take at the same time. One goal of the two courses described inthis paper is to provide exposure to the type of exercises and expectations more

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Slack

StronglyDisagree respectively. The new questions follow the suggested value in the Neff article citedabove1. The questions used are:1. General Course Impact Questions2. Specific Course Objective Questions.Number one is essentially allowing the students to state whether they think that they improvedon any of the items A-K as a result of taking the course. An example is: Page 9.1393.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education As a result of this course, my mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure & Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Loveland; Wade Richards; Sue Clark; Steven Reese; Stephen Binney; Kathryn Higley; John Bennion; Edward Morse; James Elliston

Page 8.1192.6element determination, environmental radiochemistry and natural radioactivity, radiochemicalseparations in radioanalytical chemistry and radioactive waste management, radiopharmaceuticalsand nuclear medicine, and applications of radiotracers in biological and environmental researchand technology. Applications for participants for the first summer experience, which will beoffered during the 2003 summer session, are currently being requested.Minority scholarships (OSU)To increase the number of minority students in the academic majors of Nuclear Engineering (NE)and Radiation Health Physics (RHP) and, in turn, to increase the number of minority graduatesentering these technical disciplines, OSU under WNSA has begun a Nuclear Science

Conference Session

Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudia Morrell; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

students inthese areas.1 The September 2000 Report of the Congressional Commission on theAdvancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology Development(CAWMSET), entitled Land of Plenty; Diversity as America’s Competitive Edge in Science,Engineering and Technology, states that “Unless the SET (science, engineering, and technology)workforce becomes more representative of the general U.S. workforce, the nation may likelyface severe shortages in SET workers, such as those already seen in many computer-relatedoccupations.” “Yet, if women, underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities wererepresented in the SET workforce in parity with their percentages in the total workforcepopulation, this shortage could largely be

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta; Nancy Denton

Session 2168 Four Point Bending: A New Look William K. Szaroletta, Nancy L. Denton Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaAbstract:Four point bending (FPB) is a cornerstone element of the beam flexure portion of a sophomore-level mechanics of materials course. The FPB lecture has traditionally developed the theory fromfree body diagram through beam deflection, with related homework problems providing analyticalpractice. Similarly, the FPB laboratory, which has been essentially unchanged for nearly twodecades, has provided students an opportunity to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Johnson; Mark Rajai

Session 2275 Conquering the hurdles of the tenure and promotion process for Junior Faculty Members Keith V. Johnson, Mark Rajai East Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThe process of tenure and promotion can be a harrowing experience for faculty in highereducation. A tenured faculty member is one whose job, with a few exceptions, is secured forlife. These exceptions typically include the closure of the department, (although a good faitheffort may be made to place them in a related department within the university), grossnegligence, and sexual harassment

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Manning; Luke Bellandi

, PhDKen Manning is the Technical Manager for Project Links, and an Adjunct Associate Professor for the CoreEngineering Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He has also worked as a thermal-hydraulic design engineer for General Electric, first at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, and then at theCorporate Research & Development Center. His B.S. is in Physics from the University of Oregon, received in 1976,his M.S. is in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1984, and his Ph.D., also inMechanical Engineering, is from Rensselaer in 1992.LUKE B. BELLANDILuke Bellandi is a recent graduate from Rensselaer majoring in Electrical & Systems Engineering. He has been aprogrammer with Project

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Washburn; Amy Hossain; Elizabeth A. Parry; Rachel Meyer; Laura Bottomley

Session 1692 Engineering Students in K-12 Schools Laura J. Bottomley, Elizabeth A. Parry, Sara Washburn, Amy Hossain, Rachel Meyer North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThere is a wealth of knowledge and information to be shared between elementary, particularlyK-5, students and college engineering students. Increasingly, children are deciding on thosesubjects they like and dislike (and therefore do and don’t do) as early as elementary school.Anecdotal evidence suggests that females, in particular, lose interest in math and science in mid-elementary school

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Michael Jacob; Jeffrey W. Honchell

defined as to require key elements from each block ofthe course (see figure 1). Otherwise, the problem was largely left to the abilities, and imagina-tion of the team. EET 368 Analog Integrated Circuits Fall 1992 End-of-Semester Team Project DESIGN Design a digitally controlled sine wave generator to meet or exceed the following specifications. each of these parameters must be digitally set. frequency 20Hz (or less) to 20kHz (or more) amplitude 50mVrms(or less) to 2Vrms(or more) offset

Conference Session

Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ya He, University of Sheffield; Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

workshop was delivered accordingly, the module leader facilitatesthe session. Two graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are recruited as co-facilitators to support theteaching activities. The workshop facilitators are responsible for introducing the gameplay,addressing any queries regarding the activities, managing the time for Activity 1; and remindingstudents of the various stages and managing the time for Activity 2.Research Sequence:- Introduction of the teamwork activities and their objectives. 3- Participants engage in teamwork activities.- A post-activity questionnaire is given after the session to promote students’ reflections on

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wild; Kevin Firth; Brian Surgenor

the basic components laid out in the same manner on every robot; making for easier troubleshooting.7. Start with prepared sample code for the first task.8. Have the class gather around the test area and demonstrate successful example runs at the beginning of the laboratory (except in the final design project) as a method of being clear about the target, generating relevant questions right away, and giving the students confidence that the task can be done (see Figure 5).9. Provide component data sheets as hardcopy in the laboratory and on course website.10. Provide a clear handout with the task and the marking scheme clearly identified.11. Package the material as one week, or later as two week, sessions that include a tutorial and a

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Yuille

Session 3425 Ensuring the Success of Competitive Engineering Design Projects Through a Centralized Operation Tina C. Yuille Clarkson UniversityABSTRACT In 1997 Clarkson University created the SPEED (Student Projects for EngineeringExperience and Design) program to centralize the operations of its competition-basedengineering design project teams. This paper describes the benefits of centralizing the operationsof competition-based engineering design projects. Benefits of centralization includeinstitutionalizing the activities of the project teams

Conference Session

New ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

critical features: · The driver part of the industry is very capital-intensive. This means that continued business success depends on a relatively small number of people using increasingly sophisticated tools. · The cycle time for evolution is very short, so everyone involved – including the providers of educational services - has to plan proactively and adapt quickly.The capital features of the industry are illustrated in figure 1. A lithography tool is one ofthe more expensive examples and there may be 20-30 in a factory. A $2B factoryemploys about 1000 people and the general skill level is rising steadily. 100k 10k Cost of litho tool ($k) 1k

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2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Tolga Kaya, Sacred Heart University; Kevin N. Bowlyn, Sacred Heart University

different aspect of the go-kart design or fabricationwhere students took the full charge on the project. Figure 1: Time-trial go kart race at the end of students' freshmen year.ENGR 324: Embedded Systems with LabJunior year of the curriculum includes major-specific courses as well as foundational advancedcourses. The embedded Systems course is taken by all ECE students, focusing on hardware andsoftware concepts. A semester-long, student-driven, individual laboratory projects are weaved intothe course content. Each student works on a final project based on their interests, aligned with thecourse content, and supported/mentored by the lab personnel. In the course, students explore thedesign and use of general and single-purpose

Conference Session

Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Charles Adams, Boise State University; Rey DeLeon, Boise State University, Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Department; Marion Scheepers, Boise State University, Department of Mathematics; Francisco Castellon, Boise State University; Michael G. Wiedenfeld, Kuna High School; Paul Williams, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

atraditional server, which provides multiple users access to multiple instances of a program, ourcloud resource provides multiple users access to a single instance of a program. This type ofcloud can be easily established at other universities by installing RGS software on anyworkstation with a Windows or UNIX operating system.The most important aspects of cloud resources pertaining to our project are remote access touniversity software at any time, and collaboration of our students in a virtual environment whileworking on the same file. The general requirements for students accessing and using our cloudresource are listed below: 1. Installation of facilitating software 2. Establish user names and passwords 3. Verify available cloud

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Brian Hyslop; Susan L. Burkett; Susan Vrbsky; Laura Ruhala; Richard Ruhala; John Lusth

Session 3675 Solving the Dual-Career Dilemma: Three Case Studies Susan L. Burkett, John C. Lusth, Laura A. Ruhala, Richard J. Ruhala, Susan Vrbsky, Brian Hyslop Boise State University/The Pennsylvania State University/The University of AlabamaAbstractThe objective of this paper is to share personal observations from science and engineeringcouples seeking suitable employment in academia. Dual-career couples have a number ofobstacles to overcome in satisfying their career goals. It is difficult enough to find one tenure-track position and suitable

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Regina Nelson; Aldo Morales

4.192.1(please see web references at the end of the paper), the A+ certification courses, andrelevant Microsoft handbooks (Windows NT) [1-5]. Overall the response of the studentsat the end of the semester was very positive. With their input we were also able todevelop a 5-day continuing education course with very good results.II. Development The course material is divided into four general areas: 1) PC Hardware, 2) LocalArea Networks architecture and protocols, 3) Operating Systems, and 4) Windows NTServer Software and Administration. Proceeding through these topics should take thestudent from a point of just being comfortable putting an expansion card onto themotherboard to being able to proceed on their own, experimenting and learning

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

developing the design, students learn about non-technical factors thatmay determine the success of their design implementation. In this case, the students were askedby representatives from an elementary school in rural Peru to design a solar water heater for aschool bathroom. The implementation of a final design was made possible using funds raisedfrom several sources within our institution. Course Section Percent of Overall Latino Enrollment Study Section 23% Alternate Section 1 23% Alternate Section 2 15% Alternate Section 3 15% Alternate Section 4 15% Alternate Section 5 8%Table 1 Latino

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Onursal Onen, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3059: INTRODUCTION OF ”MICROFLUIDICS” TO UNDER-GRADUATE FLUID MECHANICS COURSESMr. Onursal Onen, University of South Florida Onursal Onen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Acoustic Transducers Laboratory at the Department of Mechan- ical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. His research interests are acoustic transducers, ultrasound applications, bio/chem sensors, and engineering education. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, both in mechanical engineering.Dr. Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida Page 25.850.1

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Ibrahim Karaman; Jeff Froyd; Terry Creasy; Winfried Teizer

© 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFirst-year Case StudyThe project will work with one or more companies to offer case studies on nanotechnology tofirst-year engineering students in the required sequence ENGR 111/112 Foundations ofEngineering I/II. Case studies demonstrate “real world” engineering to currently enrolledengineering students [1]. Companies usually send a team of engineers that range from 2 to 8members to model teamwork and diversity. A background reading packet [and homework] forthe students often precedes visits. The industry team typically presents a 15-20 minute overviewof a problem encountered in their company or industry. Students then break into assigned teams,generate possible solutions to the problem, and

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

 PCX TIFF XWBMost sample images found on the Internet are JPEG-image that is widely used compressionstandards for images. An image named xxxxx.jpg is stored in the JPEG format. APPENDIX Dshow how an image can be loaded into MATLAB. A digital image is composed of pixels which canbe thought of as small dots on the screen. Each pixel is represented by a binary number whichdescribe the color of the pixel.In general, there are four basic representation of a pixel :1. Binary. Each pixel is either black or white. Since there are only two possible values for eachpixel, we need only 1 bit per pixel, as such they are efficient in terms of storage. Images forwhich a binary representation may be suitable include text (handwriting or printed

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

forward. Some of those advantages may be summarized as follows: 1. Dealing with the complex problems arising from skyrocketing population growth in Egypt including jobs, food, housing, health, education, and transportation. 2. Doubling the amount of cultivated land in Upper Egypt. 3. Utilizing the massive amounts of water stored in Lake Nasser. 4. Power generation projects. 5. Navigation and water transportation. 6. Promotion and development of fishery, tourism and recreational activities. 7. Reaching new areas with fresh water and creating favorable conditions for the South-to-Northwest Water Transfer. 8. Possible new archeological discoveries. 9. Relieving Lake Nasser from silt accumulating on its bed since the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence Freeman

(1995) describes a dozen diagnostic, analytical, and evaluative processing skills thatcontribute to creative thinking3: (1) recognition, (2) interpreting clues, (3) concept formation, (4)generating possibilities, (5) judgment, (6) developing alternatives, (7) comparison & choice, (8) Page 6.314.1analysis, (9) perception, (10) values & feelings, (11) design, and (12) problem solving. “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Von Oech outlines several factors that tend to diminish how effectively

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia Mitchell; Anna Carew

Session 1151 What do Chemical Engineering Undergraduates mean by Sustainability? A L Carew, C A Mitchell University of Sydney, AustraliaAbstractIn Australia and internationally, key stakeholders in the engineering profession are exertingpressure on engineers to move towards more sustainable practice. The Institution of Engineers,Australia (IEAust) recently overhauled the processes by which many Australian engineers attaintwo important professional milestones: undergraduate baccalaureate and professionalcertification/recognition. Sustainability now holds a prominent position in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Seagrave; R. Vigil; Debra Hawker-Schreiner; Charles Glatz

. ProfessionalComponent”1 is discussed. Though the information is presented here in an organized fashion itis important to note that the process by which the preparation occurred was not always orderly orcompleted in a logical fashion. The path by which a program arrives at its solution is part oflearning what works for the program.II. Basic groundworkThe majority of programs preparing for accreditation under EC2000 have successfully beenaccredited previously under the former criteria. Thus, the programs have, in general, a goodstrong basis and need not rebuild their programs from scratch.2 That being said, some programshave the time, energy and desire to take this opportunity to scrutinize their programs from theground up and rebuild. The faculty of the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rahul Bargava; Michael Rosenblatt; Howard M. Choset; Amy Graveline

Session 2220 Designing and Implementing a Hands-On Labs for an Introductory Robotics Course: A Case Study in Directed Constructionism Michael Rosenblatt, Howie Choset, Amy Graveline and Rahul Bhargava Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 152131 IntroductionIn 1998, Carnegie Mellon introduced a new introductory robotics course titled GeneralRobotics. It was lecture based, and weekly assignments were given in which studentsprogrammed simulations of particular robot tasks. The course included an optional projectcomponent where students (in teams) could define and carry out an independent

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ever Barbero; Larry Banta

broader industry-driven curriculum. Today’s employers are seeking engineering graduates with the ability to work effectively in team-based environments. The Mechanical Engineering curriculum prepares our undergraduates to work in teaming environments in at least two ways: 1) through design projects that require the application of different technical areas of mechanical engineering and 2) through projects and courses that have students from different majors working together.One may notice that other definitions of multi-disciplinary could be adopted but the onepresented above is the definition that our faculty decided to pursue. These definitions arepublished and communicated to our students through pertinent

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann McKenna

design a protein production facility that will supply the necessary protein products for use in these supplements. As part of this assignment please address the following tasks. · Discuss the factors that are involved in the design of a protein production facility. This should include biological issues, modeling issues, and any other technical or practical issues you feel are important. · Describe a plan for how you would carry out the necessary steps in your design. · Identify who you would recruit to help you with this project and why.Figure 4. Example of a question used on the pre/post-test in the Bioprocess Technology course.Assessment plan III, from fig. 3, included a pre/post-test that captured conceptual understandingas well general

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Doepker

different ways. (4) Themajor issues as it relates to the design course are shown in Figure 1. IDENTIFY NEED IDEA GENERATION Functional Requirements Design Requirements ITERATIONS Design Criteria CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DECISION ANALYSIS Design Review Oral Presentations PRELIMINARY/DETAIL DESIGN

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Hasan Muqri, UCLA; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

(1.5) is the general form of the equation that is solved. Using Taylor series expansionon the Euler’s method, we find that it is first order accurate in Δx and is only useful for linearor nearly linear functions. If the slope of the f(x,y) curve changes between changes xn andxn+1, the Euler’s method will compute an incorrect value for yn+1. This is why we chooseRunge-Kutta method since it performs a successive approximation of yn+1 by evaluating thef(x,y) function at different locations between xn and xn+1.There are numerous Runge-Kutta schemes of various orders of accuracy, we will use one ofthe popular fourth-order algorithm accurate in Δx. This algorithm consists of five steps, foursuccessive approximations of Δy and a fifth step that